diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_clist.c b/sys/kern/subr_clist.c
index 5b53efa73ccc..57225dbc5ea1 100644
--- a/sys/kern/subr_clist.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_clist.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 static void clist_init(void *);
 SYSINIT(clist, SI_SUB_CLIST, SI_ORDER_FIRST, clist_init, NULL);
 
+static MALLOC_DEFINE(M_CLIST, "clist", "clist queue blocks");
+
 static struct cblock *cfreelist = 0;
 int cfreecount = 0;
 static int cslushcount;
@@ -133,11 +135,11 @@ cblock_alloc_cblocks(number)
 	struct cblock *cbp;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < number; ++i) {
-		cbp = malloc(sizeof *cbp, M_TTYS, M_NOWAIT);
+		cbp = malloc(sizeof *cbp, M_CLIST, M_NOWAIT);
 		if (cbp == NULL) {
 			printf(
 "cblock_alloc_cblocks: M_NOWAIT malloc failed, trying M_WAITOK\n");
-			cbp = malloc(sizeof *cbp, M_TTYS, M_WAITOK);
+			cbp = malloc(sizeof *cbp, M_CLIST, M_WAITOK);
 		}
 		/*
 		 * Freed cblocks have zero quotes and garbage elsewhere.
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ cblock_free_cblocks(number)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < number; ++i)
-		free(cblock_alloc(), M_TTYS);
+		free(cblock_alloc(), M_CLIST);
 	ctotcount -= number;
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/kern/tty.c b/sys/kern/tty.c
index 97fc0ccd15f8..c5947ff41e74 100644
--- a/sys/kern/tty.c
+++ b/sys/kern/tty.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/systm.h>
+#include <sys/cons.h>
 #include <sys/filio.h>
 #include <sys/lock.h>
 #include <sys/mutex.h>
diff --git a/sys/kern/tty_cons.c b/sys/kern/tty_cons.c
index 99f6f5195276..ff57d820e8c7 100644
--- a/sys/kern/tty_cons.c
+++ b/sys/kern/tty_cons.c
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <machine/cpu.h>
 #include <machine/clock.h>
 
+static MALLOC_DEFINE(M_TTYCONS, "tty console", "tty console handling");
+
 static	d_open_t	cnopen;
 static	d_close_t	cnclose;
 static	d_read_t	cnread;
@@ -673,7 +675,7 @@ constty_set(struct tty *tp)
 	KASSERT(tp != NULL, ("constty_set: NULL tp"));
 	if (consbuf == NULL) {
 		size = consmsgbuf_size;
-		consbuf = malloc(size, M_TTYS, M_WAITOK);
+		consbuf = malloc(size, M_TTYCONS, M_WAITOK);
 		msgbuf_init(&consmsgbuf, consbuf, size);
 		callout_init(&conscallout, 0);
 	}
@@ -695,7 +697,7 @@ constty_clear(void)
 	callout_stop(&conscallout);
 	while ((c = msgbuf_getchar(&consmsgbuf)) != -1)
 		cnputc(c);
-	free(consbuf, M_TTYS);
+	free(consbuf, M_TTYCONS);
 	consbuf = NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/kern/tty_subr.c b/sys/kern/tty_subr.c
index 5b53efa73ccc..57225dbc5ea1 100644
--- a/sys/kern/tty_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/tty_subr.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 static void clist_init(void *);
 SYSINIT(clist, SI_SUB_CLIST, SI_ORDER_FIRST, clist_init, NULL);
 
+static MALLOC_DEFINE(M_CLIST, "clist", "clist queue blocks");
+
 static struct cblock *cfreelist = 0;
 int cfreecount = 0;
 static int cslushcount;
@@ -133,11 +135,11 @@ cblock_alloc_cblocks(number)
 	struct cblock *cbp;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < number; ++i) {
-		cbp = malloc(sizeof *cbp, M_TTYS, M_NOWAIT);
+		cbp = malloc(sizeof *cbp, M_CLIST, M_NOWAIT);
 		if (cbp == NULL) {
 			printf(
 "cblock_alloc_cblocks: M_NOWAIT malloc failed, trying M_WAITOK\n");
-			cbp = malloc(sizeof *cbp, M_TTYS, M_WAITOK);
+			cbp = malloc(sizeof *cbp, M_CLIST, M_WAITOK);
 		}
 		/*
 		 * Freed cblocks have zero quotes and garbage elsewhere.
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ cblock_free_cblocks(number)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < number; ++i)
-		free(cblock_alloc(), M_TTYS);
+		free(cblock_alloc(), M_CLIST);
 	ctotcount -= number;
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/sys/clist.h b/sys/sys/clist.h
index 5edc145a976d..517c78253138 100644
--- a/sys/sys/clist.h
+++ b/sys/sys/clist.h
@@ -33,6 +33,19 @@
 #ifndef _SYS_CLIST_H_
 #define _SYS_CLIST_H_
 
+/*
+ * Clists are character lists, which is a variable length linked list
+ * of cblocks, with a count of the number of characters in the list.
+ */
+struct clist {
+	int	c_cc;		/* Number of characters in the clist. */
+	int	c_cbcount;	/* Number of cblocks. */
+	int	c_cbmax;	/* Max # cblocks allowed for this clist. */
+	int	c_cbreserved;	/* # cblocks reserved for this clist. */
+	char	*c_cf;		/* Pointer to the first cblock. */
+	char	*c_cl;		/* Pointer to the last cblock. */
+};
+
 struct cblock {
 	struct cblock *c_next;			/* next cblock in queue */
 	unsigned char c_quote[CBQSIZE];		/* quoted characters */
@@ -40,8 +53,18 @@ struct cblock {
 };
 
 #ifdef _KERNEL
-extern	struct cblock *cfree;
 extern	int cfreecount;
+
+int	 b_to_q(char *cp, int cc, struct clist *q);
+void	 catq(struct clist *from, struct clist *to);
+void	 clist_alloc_cblocks(struct clist *q, int ccmax, int ccres);
+void	 clist_free_cblocks(struct clist *q);
+int	 getc(struct clist *q);
+void	 ndflush(struct clist *q, int cc);
+char	*nextc(struct clist *q, char *cp, int *c);
+int	 putc(int c, struct clist *q);
+int	 q_to_b(struct clist *q, char *cp, int cc);
+int	 unputc(struct clist *q);
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/sys/sys/cons.h b/sys/sys/cons.h
index a3229c3f5c81..14fc9614e4f7 100644
--- a/sys/sys/cons.h
+++ b/sys/sys/cons.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #define	_MACHINE_CONS_H_
 
 struct consdev;
+struct tty;
+
 typedef	void	cn_probe_t(struct consdev *);
 typedef	void	cn_init_t(struct consdev *);
 typedef	void	cn_term_t(struct consdev *);
@@ -80,6 +82,9 @@ struct consdev {
 
 #ifdef _KERNEL
 
+extern	struct msgbuf consmsgbuf; /* Message buffer for constty. */
+extern	struct tty *constty;	/* Temporary virtual console. */
+
 #define CONS_DRIVER(name, probe, init, term, getc, checkc, putc, dbctl)	\
 	static struct consdev name##_consdev = {			\
 		probe, init, term, getc, checkc, putc			\
@@ -108,6 +113,8 @@ int	cngetc(void);
 void	cnputc(int);
 void	cnputs(char *);
 int	cnunavailable(void);
+void	constty_set(struct tty *tp);
+void	constty_clear(void);
 
 #endif /* _KERNEL */
 
diff --git a/sys/sys/tty.h b/sys/sys/tty.h
index ad74f90bfe18..e887a2a14e6d 100644
--- a/sys/sys/tty.h
+++ b/sys/sys/tty.h
@@ -46,25 +46,13 @@
 #ifndef _SYS_TTY_H_
 #define	_SYS_TTY_H_
 
+#include <sys/clist.h>
 #include <sys/termios.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 #include <sys/selinfo.h>
 #include <sys/_lock.h>
 #include <sys/_mutex.h>
 
-/*
- * Clists are character lists, which is a variable length linked list
- * of cblocks, with a count of the number of characters in the list.
- */
-struct clist {
-	int	c_cc;		/* Number of characters in the clist. */
-	int	c_cbcount;	/* Number of cblocks. */
-	int	c_cbmax;	/* Max # cblocks allowed for this clist. */
-	int	c_cbreserved;	/* # cblocks reserved for this clist. */
-	char	*c_cf;		/* Pointer to the first cblock. */
-	char	*c_cl;		/* Pointer to the last cblock. */
-};
-
 struct tty;
 struct pps_state;
 struct cdev;
@@ -313,25 +301,12 @@ MALLOC_DECLARE(M_TTYS);
 #define	ISINIT(dev)	(minor(dev) & MINOR_INIT)
 #define	ISLOCK(dev)	(minor(dev) & MINOR_LOCK)
 
-extern	struct msgbuf consmsgbuf; /* Message buffer for constty. */
-extern	struct tty *constty;	/* Temporary virtual console. */
 extern long tk_cancc;
 extern long tk_nin;
 extern long tk_nout;
 extern long tk_rawcc;
 
-int	 b_to_q(char *cp, int cc, struct clist *q);
-void	 catq(struct clist *from, struct clist *to);
-void	 clist_alloc_cblocks(struct clist *q, int ccmax, int ccres);
-void	 clist_free_cblocks(struct clist *q);
-void	 constty_set(struct tty *tp);
-void	 constty_clear(void);
-int	 getc(struct clist *q);
-void	 ndflush(struct clist *q, int cc);
-char	*nextc(struct clist *q, char *cp, int *c);
 void	 nottystop(struct tty *tp, int rw);
-int	 putc(int c, struct clist *q);
-int	 q_to_b(struct clist *q, char *cp, int cc);
 void	 termioschars(struct termios *t);
 int	 tputchar(int c, struct tty *tp);
 int	 ttcompat(struct tty *tp, u_long com, caddr_t data, int flag);
@@ -367,7 +342,6 @@ int	 ttyref(struct tty *tp);
 int	 ttyrel(struct tty *tp);
 int	 ttysleep(struct tty *tp, void *chan, int pri, char *wmesg, int timo);
 int	 ttywait(struct tty *tp);
-int	 unputc(struct clist *q);
 
 static __inline int
 tt_open(struct tty *t, struct cdev *c)